Frozen version · 20 October 2026, 03:23 IST
What share of India's health spending do households pay out of pocket?
The full series exactly as National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2022-23 published it when we retrieved it. This page never changes. See the latest figures →
| Period | Value (% of total health expenditure) |
|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 43.4 |
| 2021-22 | 39.4 |
| 2020-21 | 44.4 |
| 2019-20 | 47.1 |
| 2018-19 | 48.2 |
| 2017-18 | 48.8 |
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India in Numbers. What share of India's health spending do households pay out of pocket? As published 20 October 2026, 03:23 IST [NHA 2022-23 report, Table 3 (Key health financing indicators, NHA 2017-18 to 2022-23), row 14 (OOPE as a percent of THE); same values in NHA 2021-22 report Table 3; note on OOPE sources (NSS 75th vs 71st round), section 2.6]. Compiled from National Health Systems Resource Centre (NHSRC), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, National Health Accounts Estimates for India 2022-23. https://india.tf/c/hea-oope-085/v/2026-10-19T215316Z/